Hans-Valentin Hube

Hans-Valentin Hube (29 October 1890-21 April 1944) was a Colonel-General of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Biography
Hans-Valentin Hube was born on 29 October 1890 in Naumberg an der Sale, Saxony, German Empire. Hube joined the Imperial German Army in 1909 and served in World War I, being retained by the Reichswehr after the war and serving in the Freikorps against communists. In 1936 he became a Colonel of the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany, and he led the 3rd German Infantry Regiment during the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II in 1939. Later, he led the 16th Panzer Division during Operation Barbarossa, and he led an army-sized formation during the defense of Sicily in Operation Husky in 1943. On 23 October, he was sent to take over the 1st Panzer Army in Army Group South to fight against the Soviet Union, and he broke out of the Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket. On 21 April 1944, he died in an air crash in Austria after being promoted to Colonel-General.